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XXI Kemppi Speedway Lahti/SsMK 1.6.2008

 

Kalle Katajisto VRT 33333 15

Timo Lahti KMMK 33323 14

Robert Hendersson Ruotsi 22233 12

Teemu Lahti KMMK 33312 12

Aarni Heikkilä FMS 32221 10

Joni Kitala SsMK 23T31 9

Aleksei Poptsov Venäjä 21132 9

Jan-Eric Korkeamäki KauhjMK 12302 8

Fedor Poptsov Venäjä dR213 6

Alexander Edberg Ruotsi 2211d 6

Markku Weckman SsMK 01220 5

Jukka Nieminen SsMK 11F2d 4

Reima Heikkilä FMS 1d011 3

Jere Mattila KauhjMK DNS

Juha Mäkelä E-PMMK DNS

 

Erä erältä:

1. T.Lahti, Kitala, F.Poptsov d 67,56

2. Katajisto, Hendersson, Nieminen, Weckman 66,43

3. Lahti, Poptsov, Korkeamäki 67,97

4. Heikkilä, Edberg, R.Heikkilä 68,84

5. Katajisto, Heikkilä 67,78

6. Lahti, Edberg, Weckman, F.Poptsov R 69,25

7. T.Lahti, Korkeamäki, Nieminen, R.Heikkilä d 67,28

8. Kitala, Hendersson, Poptsov 68,78

9. Korkeamäki, Weckman 69,56

10. Katajisto, F.Poptsov, Poptsov, R.Heikkilä 66,22

11. T.Lahti, Hendersson, Edberg 66,66

12. Lahti, Heikkilä, Nieminen F, Kitala T 68,57

13. Poptsov, Nieminen, Edberg 68,63

14. Hendersson, Heikkilä, F.Poptsov, Korkeamäki 67,31

15. Katajisto, T.Lahti, Lahti 67,00

16. Kitala, Weckman, R.Heikkilä 71,00

17. Hendersson, Lahti, R.Heikkilä 66,06

18. F.Poptsov, Nieminen d 76,25

19. T.Lahti, Poptsov, Heikkilä, Weckman 68,44

20. Katajisto, Korkeamäki, Kitala, Edberg 69,19

Semifinaali: Henderson, T.Lahti, Heikkilä, Lahti d 65,91

Finaali: Katajisto, Henderson, T.Lahti, Kitala 67,03

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Tomi Reima.......Kiitos hyvaa!!! ;)

 

Please to report Tomi made an excellent start to his Workington career F-S-P!

 

An impressive win in heat 6 when he teamed up with Daniel Nermark for a 5-1 and a 2nd place in heat 13 was more than creditable against a fired up Sheffield Tigers team. Considering how some of the other Finnish imports have struggled in the Premier League Tomi looks like he can do the business!!! :rolleyes:

 

Afterwards he said once he gets the gearing figured out for Derwent Park and his equipment arrives from Suomi he hopes to do even better..... Suprised no one had signed him before Workington!

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Tomi Reima.......Kiitos hyvaa!!! ;)

 

Please to report Tomi made an excellent start to his Workington career F-S-P!

 

An impressive win in heat 6 when he teamed up with Daniel Nermark for a 5-1 and a 2nd place in heat 13 was more than creditable against a fired up Sheffield Tigers team. Considering how some of the other Finnish imports have struggled in the Premier League Tomi looks like he can do the business!!! :rolleyes:

 

Afterwards he said once he gets the gearing figured out for Derwent Park and his equipment arrives from Suomi he hopes to do even better..... Suprised no one had signed him before Workington!

This is the second time I've "heard" of you today. Thank you very much! :approve::D

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Ei kesta! :lol:

 

Any news yet on when the Team Finland line-up will be announced for the SWC Qualifier in Slovenija??

 

Take it that Joonas, Kauko and Kaj will be pretty much certain starters with maybe Tero Aarnio if he is fit?? :unsure: As for the others maybe you have some inside info?!!!

 

Kiitos B)

 

 

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Ei kesta! :lol:

 

Any news yet on when the Team Finland line-up will be announced for the SWC Qualifier in Slovenija??

 

Take it that Joonas, Kauko and Kaj will be pretty much certain starters with maybe Tero Aarnio if he is fit?? :unsure: As for the others maybe you have some inside info?!!!

 

Kiitos B)

It's pretty certain the 5th is Juha Hautamäki.

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Many thanks Tomasz and F-S-P, I think Finland could actually win this one :rolleyes:

 

Yes, Slovenian team manager commented last week that Slovenia could fight for the 2nd place with Czechs, but Finns are too strong for us.

 

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FINLAND'S SILVER BULLET WINS 'RIDER OF THE NIGHT AWARD' :rolleyes:

 

Tomi Reima's second appearance at Derwent Park for the Workington Comets went even better than his debut with a paid 9 score over the Isle of Wight earning him the 'Rider of the Night' award!!!!

 

After waiting so long to get a chance in British Speedway the Silver Bullet is certainly impressing the Comets fans already!

 

Nice to report on some good news for the Finnish contingent in GB, lets hope it can inspire Makinen and Keskinen........... :unsure:

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3rd Kauhajoki Speedway June 7th 2008

 

Rene Lehtinen SeMK 33233 14

Markku Autio KuMAMo 32333 14

Timo Lahti KMMK 23323 13

Petri Koskela PMK 21332 11

Aarni Heikkilä FMS 33221 11

Jani Eerikäinen KarhMK 32122 10

Petteri Koivunen SeMK 21232 10

Jan-Eric Korkeamäki KauhjMK 10323 9

Jere Mattila KauhjMK 13111 7

Toni Stenberg KMMK 22011 6

Markku Larronmaa VRT 02210 5

Reima Heikkilä FMS 01110 3

Olli Heikkilä KauhjMK 10002 3

 

Erä erältä:

1. A.Heikkilä, Lahti, Korkemäki 63,77

2. Eerikäinen, Koivunen, O.Heikkilä, R.Heikkilä 63,90

3. Autio, Koskela, Mattila, Larronmaa 61,69

4. Lehtinen, Stenberg 62,97

5. Lehtinen, Autio, Koivunen, Korkeamäki 61,51

6. Mattila, Stenberg, R.Heikkilä 65,60

7. A.Heikkilä, Larronmaa, O.Heikkilä R 64,21

8. Lahti, Eerikäinen, Koskela 62,68

9. Korkeamäki, Larronmaa, R.Heikkilä 66,23

10. Koskela, Koivunen 64,88

11. Autio, A.Heikkilä, Eerikäinen Stenberg 63,24

12. Lahti, Lehtinen, Mattila, O.Heikkilä 62,51

13. Koskela, Korkeamäki, Stenberg, O.Heikkilä 67,10

14. Lehtinen, Eerikäinen, Larronmaa 64,66

15. Koivunen, A.Heikkilä, Mattila 66,81

16. Autio, Lahti, R.Heikkilä ?????

17. Korkeamäki, Eerikäinen, Mattila 64,52

18. Autio, O.Heikkilä 70,72

19. Lehtinen, Koskela, A.Heikkilä, R,Heikkilä 63,06

20. Lahti, Koivunen, Stenberg, Larronmaa 62,57

B-finaali: Eerikäinen, A.Heikkilä, Koivunen, Korkeamäki 62,20

A-finaali: Lehtinen, Lahti, Autio, Koskela 62,20

 

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Shouldn't be there Kaupunki Cup, not individual torunament?

Kaupunki Cup 2/6 Kauhajoki/KauhjMK 8.6.2008.

 

Pori 20

Jouni Viljanen 12111 6

Marko Suojanen 23333 14

 

Kauhajoki 16

Jan-Eric Korkeamäki 22322 11

Jere Mattila F 0

Olli Heikkilä 11201 5

 

Forssa 15

Aarni Heikkilä 33333 15

Reima Heikkilä N 0

 

Lahti 13

Jukka Nieminen d 0

Markku Autio 33232 13

 

Haapajärvi 12

Petteri Koivunen 32223 12

 

Forssa II 11

Ari Tuomisto 21122 8

Johan Ahponen 10011 3

 

Erä erältä:

1. Autio, Korkeamäki, O.Heikkilä, Nieminen d 64,71

2. Koivunen, Tuomisto, Ahponen 64,91

3. A.Heikkilä, Suojanen, Viljanen 64,34

4. A.Heikkilä, Korkeamäki, O.Heikkilä 64,05

5. Autio, Koivunen 67,06

6. Suojanen, Viljanen, Tuomisto, Ahponen 62,87

7. Suojanen, Koivunen, Viljanen 64,57

8. A.Heikkilä, Autio 64,43

9. Korkeamäki, O.Heikkilä, Tuomisto, Ahponen 67,17

10. Autio, Tuomisto, Ahponen 64,56

11. Suojanen, Korkeamäki, Viljanen, O.Heikkilä 63,96

12. A.Heikkilä, Koivunen 65,00

13. A.Heikkilä, Tuomisto, Ahponen 64,09

14. Koivunen, Korkeamäki. O.Heikkilä 65,52

15. Suojanen, Autio, Viljanen 64,42

Katsojia 120

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Kaupunki Cup table:

Pori          2  40
Kauhajoki     2  35
Forssa        2  34
Haapajaervi   2  26
Lahti         2  24
Forssa II     2  18

Is it correct or it should be also big points (5 for 1st team, 4 for 2nd, etc...)?

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Kaupunki Cup table:

Pori          2  40
Kauhajoki     2  35
Forssa        2  34
Haapajaervi   2  26
Lahti         2  24
Forssa II     2  18

Is it correct or it should be also big points (5 for 1st team, 4 for 2nd, etc...)?

 

The current official table. It looks like it's 8 for a win. I dont know why, smarter people than me have decided on these things. The rules I have have apparently changed after Vaasa pulled out. Haapajärvi has one point taken of because they didn't have a full team at Kauhajoki.

 

PORI...............2 - 40 - 16

KAUHAJOKI.....2 - 35 - 11

FORSSA I........2 - 34 - 11

LAHTI.............2 - 24 - 7

HAAPAJÄRVI...2 - 26 - 6

FORSSA II......2 - 18 - 4

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Why there wouldn't be Hautamaki in Czestochowa?

 

Why wasn't taken one poinf of Forssa to? It was Aarni Heikkila there? What happenned with Reima Heikkila?

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MIKA KALLIO - SPEEDWAY BACKGROUND???

 

I have been reading an article in British magazine 'Motor Cycle Racer' about Finnish 250cc Moto GP rider Mika Kallio. It mentioned he first started out in Ice Racing and was a former Finnish 500cc Ice- Racing champion. Do they mean Ice-Speedway or is there other types of Ice-Racing championships for bikes in Finland??

 

I seem to remember that the greatest Finnish motorcyclist of all time Jarno Saarninen had came from a speedway/ice speedway background and this is where he learned his unusual(at that time) riding style of leaning over 'speedway style' when riding the bends of the track :unsure:

 

Maybe F-S-P or other Finns can provide some info on this??

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Extraliiga today at Kuusankoski.

 

Keittiöpiste 16

Teemu Lahti 10^1120 5

Aleksey Poptsov 010 1

Toni Stenberg 00 0

Timo Lahti 3002212 10

 

Kotkat 41

Juha Hautamäki 3333 12

Rene Lehtinen 3333 12

Benny Johansson 32231 11

Niko Siltaniemi 23001 6

 

Jokerit 22

Kalle Katajisto 22d12^0 7

Jani Eerikäinen 21222 9

Markku Autio 2210 5

Jan-Eric Korkeamäki 0M1 1

 

Paholaiset 31

Cesary Owizyc 0120 3

Petri Koskela 13d 4

Marko Suojanen 1132^3 10

Appe Mustonen 123323 14

 

Erä erältä:

1. Hautamäki, Katajisto, Lahti, Owizyc 63,2

2. Lehtinen, Eerikäinen, Koskela, Poptsov 64,0

3. Johansson, Autio, Suojanen, Stenberg 64,2

4. T.Lahti, Siltaniemi, Mustonen, Korkeamäki 63,9

5. Lehtinen, Katajisto, Suojanen, T.Lahti 64,6

6. Siltaniemi, Autio, Owizyc, Lahti^ 65,0

7. Koskela, Johansson, Lahti, Korkeamäki M 65,7

8. Hautamäki, Mustonen, Eerikäinen, T.Lahti 64,1

9. Suojanen, Eerikäinen, Lahti, Siltaniemi 65,2

10. Hautamäki, T.Lahti, Autio, Koskela d 64,2

11. Mustonen, Johansson, Poptsov, Katajisto d 66,2

12. Lehtinen, Owizyc, Korkeamäki, Stenberg 66,7

13. Mustonen, T.Lahti, Katajisto, Siltaniemi 63,4

14. Johansson, Eerikäinen, T.Lahti, Owizyc 66,2

15. Lehtinen, Lahti, Suojanen^, Autio 65,2

16. Hautamäki, Mustonen, Katajisto^, Poptsov 62,6

17. Suojanen, Eerikäinen, Siltaniemi, Lahti 65,4

18. Mustonen, T.Lahti, Johansson, Katajisto 64,9

Katsojia 195

 

Ill get back to you LBC later and more about the meeting during early next week. I hear saturday night calling...

 

Went to see Kylie last friday, still spinning around :lol::approve:

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Pictures from Kuusankoski.

 

Extraliiga round 3/10 at Lahti on sunday was postponed/cancelled because of rain as was the 80cc round at the same track. At this very moment they are staging a two day training camp for the Finnish federation Junior team, or whatever it's called in English. :lol:

 

Mika Kallio has never ridden ice racing or speedway. I dare to say this even without checking if it's fact or not. I know of a mutual friend who always teases him that he WILL ride an ice racing bike when the opportunity come's along. The situation I'm told always ends the same, Kallio laughs and says "Never!" Finland has a pretty active iceroadracing scene (pics), alltough it has been somewhat affected by the climate change in the past two years. This is also what Mika Kallio does during the winter. Some say it helps him, but I remember a couple of years ago that his KTM boss believed it ruined his style. Maybe, maybe not.

 

Jarno "Paroni" Saarinen didn't ride speedway either. This is what I was just told, but we are having it double checked at the moment. Saarinen apparently just realised that if you stick your leg out it brakes the bike and thats how he came up with the idea to use his leg while cornering. This is also being doublechecked at the moment.

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Kiitos F-S-P for such a detailed reply on the ice-racing exploits of Kallio and Saarinen! Also cheers for the photo link.

 

Your knowledge of anything and everything to do with motorcycling in Finland is impressive :rolleyes:

 

Would be interesting to see Kallio have a go at speedway for real :lol::lol:

 

Hope you enjoyed your night with Kylie! :wink::wink:

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Kylie was a disappointment after seeing George Michael at the same place a year earlier. Cant believe I decided to see her over Foo Fighters... :oops:

 

I'm really sorry but I have to leap down from the heights you're raising me in to LBC. :lol: It's not that impressive...

 

Info arrived yesterday that the qualifier for the national final has been re-located to Pori. The fence re-vamp at Seinäjoki isn't going to be finished in time. This was very sad and bad news to my ears. The same club that was crying out for others to work harder so we could have more meetings hasn't had a one complete meeting at their hometrack this season. No practise has taken place either after the first week of May. Hopefully they will at least get the fences up during this season.

 

Lineup for the Finnish Individual Championship qualifier. 11+2 will go through to Haapajärvi to the final. The date is somewhere earlier in this thread. My predictions to the final in bold.

 

1. Kalle Katajisto

2. Aarni Heikkilä

3. Joni Keskinen

4. Teemu Lahti

5. Niko Siltaniemi

6. Jani Eerikäinen

7. Markku Autio

8. Timo Lahti

9. Aleksey Poptsov RU

10. Petteri Koivunen

11. Jukka Nieminen

12. Juho Ruuska

13. Petri Koskela

14. Aki-Pekka Mustonen

15. Juha Mäkelä

16. Marko Suojanen

 

Tomi Reima, Kaj Laukkanen, Tero Aarnio, Rene Lehtinen and Juha Hautamäki are seeded for the final. Jari Mäkinen, Kauko Nieminen and Joonas Kylmäkorpi were not interested. Well actually they hadn't signed up for it in time, but to me thats the same. I can perfectly understand too why Nieminen and Kylmäkorpi arent, but do wonder why Mäkinen isn't interested.

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